"microbenchmark" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: microbenchmarks [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + benchmark. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|micro-<id:very small>|benchmark|text=+|tree=1}} From micro- + benchmark., {{ety|en|:af|micro-<id:very small>|benchmark|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- English benchmark English microbenchmark From micro- + benchmark. Head templates: {{en-noun}} microbenchmark (plural microbenchmarks)
  1. (computing) A benchmark designed to measure the performance of a very small and specific piece of code.

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